SS United States arrives in Alabama to be prepped for sinking, world's largest artificial reef
The luxury liner SS United States completed its journey Monday from South Philadelphia to Alabama, where it will undergo preparations before it is sunk in the waters off Florida's Gulf Coast to become an artificial reef.
Historic ship completes first leg of journey to become world’s largest artificial reef
The historic, aging ocean liner that a Florida county plans to turn into the world’s largest artificial reef has completed the first leg of its final voyage.
A 75-year-old ship will be sunk off Florida’s coast to make the world’s largest artificial reef
The SS United States, once the fastest ocean liner to ever cross the Atlantic, will serve as a new home for marine life.
SS United States not the first ship to become artificial reef in Gulf
We’ve sank dredges and ships and barges and tugboats and all kind of stuff” — David Walter, owner of Walter Marine in Orange Beach, is the go-to-guy. He has done it more than two dozen times from Texas to Florida.
SS United States marks end of 1st leg of journey to becoming world's largest artificial reef
The SS United States is marking the end of the first leg of its journey to becoming the world's largest artificial reef.
Historic SS United States endures 1,800-mile tow south to become artificial reef
The SS United States is towed to Alabama and draws onlookers to the East End of Dauphin Island on Monday, March 3, 2025. The historic ocean-liner is being towed to Mobile where it will be prepared for submersion as the world's largest artificial reef off the Florida Gulf Coast near Destin-Fort Walton. John Sharp
SS United States arrives in Mobile before becoming world's largest artificial reef
The SS United States will remain in Mobile for about six months before it will be sunk to become the world’s largest artificial reef.
SS United States arrives in Alabama to become world's largest artificial reef
After being docked in Philadelphia for nearly three decades, the SS United States -- once the world's fastest ocean liner -- has arrived in Mobile, Al., ahead of schedule to be prepared to be turned into an artificial reef.
Historic ship completes first leg of journey to become world’s largest artificial reef on Florida’s Gulf Coast
The S.S. United States will eventually be an artificial reef off Okaloosa County to boost diving tourism. The historic, aging ocean liner that a Florida county plans to turn into the world’s largest artificial reef has completed the first leg of its final voyage.
Historic ocean liner close to Alabama, on its way to becoming artificial reef
Once-fastest transatlantic ship arrives for six-month preparation before final destination as artificial reef in Florida.
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Historic ocean liner departs on voyage to become the world's largest artificial reef
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